diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Command.cpp
index 7303531e09..0d9612d8a3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -1911,6 +1911,21 @@ bool dressupGetSelected(Gui::Command* cmd, const std::string& which,
         return false;
     }
 
+    // if 1 Part::Feature object selected, but no subobjects, select all edges for the user
+    if (selection[0].getSubNames().size() == 0){
+        int count = TopShape.countSubElements("Edge");
+        std::string docName = App::GetApplication().getDocumentName(base->getDocument());
+        std::string objName = base->getNameInDocument();
+        for (int ii = 0; ii < count; ii++){
+            std::ostringstream edgeName;
+            edgeName << "Edge" << ii+1;
+            Gui::Selection().addSelection(docName.c_str(), objName.c_str(), edgeName.str().c_str());
+        }
+        selection = cmd->getSelection().getSelectionEx();
+        if (selection.size() == 1){
+            selected = selection[0];
+        }
+    }
     return true;
 }